Two dead in ongoing ISIS attack at British charity in Afghanistan

Vehicles are seen on fire after a blast in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on Wednesday. (PARWIZ/REUTERS)

At least two people are dead and 14 wounded after an attack claimed by ISIS at a British charity in Afghanistan, the latest in a series of violence against Western targets in the country.

Unidentified militants stormed the Save the Children office in Jalalabad on Wednesday after a suicide car bomb went off, according to authorities in the east of the country.

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At least one police officer and one civilian were killed in the eruption of violence, a police official said.

One assailant blew himself up in the car explosion and another was killed afterwards as Afghan forces arrived.

The charity, which is headquartered in London and operates to help children in many developing countries, said that the incident was still ongoing as of the evening local time.

It also said that it had temporarily stopped all its operations in Afghanistan, which it called "one of the most difficult places in the world to be a child and for humanitarian workers to operate in."

Afghan women leave the site of Wednesday's explosion at Save the Children. (PARWIZ/REUTERS)

Multiple terrorist groups including the Islamic State and the Taliban operate in war-torn Afghanistan, where U.S. troops have been since 2001, and Jalalabad is viewed as a stronghold for ISIS.

The group claimed the attack later Wednesday through its media channel and said that it was on "British and Swedish institutes," according to SITE Intelligence Group.

The attack on Save the Children comes after a surge in violence against Western targets, including this weekend's attack on the Intercontinental hotel in the capital Kabul.

At least 22 people are believed to have died in that attack, with foreigners including multiple Americans making up a large group of the victims.